Session Abstract

The PIC Working Group explores and prototypes the usage of presence and enhanced communications within higher education applications. The group is actively working on the PIC@edu project, a SIP.edu style project for enterprise instant messaging (XMPP/Jabber). The group also discusses and explores related topics, including rich presence, mobile presence, 3D virtual worlds as a communication platform, federated identity, and identity management. All are welcome to visit or join the group, and institutions considering deploying IM are especially encouraged to attend.